>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald all eyes on colorado as a water rescue plays out on live tv. good afternoon, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. three people are now dead in severe flooding in colorado.

this is video of a rescue in boulder county. torrential rain is causing havoc from fort collins to colorado springs. roads are washed out. homes flooded. and hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes. a handful of drivers had to be rescued from rising floodwaters. as cbs reporter rick sallinger tells us, one dramatic rescued played out on live tv this morning. >> reporter: tree drivers near boulder -- three drivers near boulder, colorado had to be rescued after floodwaters washed out the road. the vehicles plunged into a fast-moving creek. >> they rescued two people. >> reporter: kcnc aired the dramatic rescue live. rescue workers used an inflatable raft to get to one man trapped inside his car that was upside-down and partially submerged. they broke the window so he could breathe and gave him a life jacket. crews opened the door and dragged little to land. all three drivers are okay. >> they were all able to be rescued and sent to local

hospitals with minor injuries, just to make sure everything was okay. >> reporter: more than half a foot of rain flooded the area overnight. it caused a dam to break in addition to mud slides and power outages. a river of floodwater ran through the university of colorado. surging water filled parking garages. >> watered up to my heels. this is serious! >> reporter: it caused soggy conditions in dorm rooms. 400 students are evacuated. the school is closed today. and there is no immediate relief from the rain. several more inches are expected to come down today. rick sallinger, conditions news, denver. and it looks like another scary and potentially dangerous afternoon in colorado. you can see for yourself, low pressure anchored over the four corners states and it is pulling up a lot of that moisture and bringing with it the potential for some more heavy rainfall. in fact, things are just beginning to fire up this afternoon. you can see the showers and

thunderstorms now beginning to develop. we have some flash flood warnings that remain in effect near colorado springs up near denver. we are looking at the potential for flash flooding. it's not over. more on the local weather coming up in a few minutes. well, here in the bay area, richmond's plan to use eminent domain to ease the city's foreclosure crisis went to federal court today. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec was there for the hearing on whether or not it's constitutional. she joins us live with the very latest in richmond. >> reporter: the judge basically put off the case for now. the banks wanted immediate action to stop richmond from any future plans to use eminent domain in this way. but the judge said, that was premature. the eminent domain plan approved narrowly by the city council this week clears richmond to try to buy underwater mortgages from mortgage holders at fair market value, reduce the payments so the original homeowner can afford them. and if the banks don't want to

sell, richmond would use the process of eminent domain to seize the properties. eminent domain is normally used so a city can get custody of land to build something like a new road. in this case wells fargo says using it would be unconstitutional. but leaving court today, the mayor had a message for the banks. >> please! cooperate with the city of richmond! we're offering you cash!! we're offering you fair market value for these mortgages! the investors benefit! >> reporter: no one from the plaintiffs' side, wells fargo or deutsche bank, was available to speak on camera by our deadline. both sides are instructed to file additional briefs for the judge who will make a ruling on this case on monday. now, if eventually eminent domain is used to help struggling homeowners in richmond, the mayor says that that would all be funded in part by an investment firm in san francisco. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. san francisco is one of the most expensive places in the country to live. we know that.

but today the city broke ground on some much-needed affordable housing. >> and i love to see the city's official bird on this site, the crane, of course. [ laughter ] >> the 75-unit project at broadway and sansom streets is for low income earners and some formerly homeless people, as well. it will also have retail space. the site used to be an on-ramp for the old embarcadero center that came down after the 1989 earthquake. secretary of state john kerry john kerry is meeting with russian officials in geneva today to discuss the crisis in syria. kerry and russian's foreign minister are negotiating how to end syria's chemical weapons program. specifically, how to dismantle and destroy 1,000 tons of chemical weapons. i am hopeful that the

discussions that secretary kerry has with foreign minister lavaroff as well as some of the other players in this can yield a concrete result. >> meanwhile russian president vladimir putin is warning the u.s. not to attack syria in a "new york times" op-ed piece. president obama says he will do it if diplomacy fails. gps tracking technology helps san francisco police nab a smartphone robbery suspect. cops say two suspects robbed a man at gunpoint in the bayview yesterday morning stealing his iphone, wallet and backpack. one of the suspects was found by using the victim's phone. a man shot more than 20 times by san jose police will get a five million dollars settlement from the city. the incident happened at a hotel after a halloween party in 2011. police did not know it was a fake gun that javier gonzalez guerrero had as part of his costume. he was shot and wounded when police thought he was reaching

for a gun. negotiations between bart and union workers are under way finally again today for the first time since a 60-day cooling-off period began last month. the union wants bart to handle safety issues like inadequate lighting in tunnels. the main issues though of pay and healthcare are set to be taken up. both sides have until october 11 to make a deal or we could see another bart strike. much is said about the massive cost overruns on the bay bridge project. now newly revealed caltrans documents show the bridge's bike path is at least $3.8 million over budget. a lot of the extra cost is due to problems with the handrail system. the bike path is not expected to be completed until 2016. when it is, it will run between oakland and yerba buena island. oh, my god, i never won anything before in my life! i'm so excited! thank you so much! >> well, she stood in line for hours outside sun valley mall's newest store and won a big prize. now city leaders are hoping to

cash in, as well. >> we know america's cup is here in the bay area but mobile weather takes you today to the maritime museum to learn a little of the history of the america's cup. as the news continues on kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i don't even know. i didn't even think about it yet. i don't know. something for myself, definitely. >> she has plenty of money now. that's the winner of a $1,000 shopping spree from nordstrom's rack. the store opened this morning in pleasant hill to a long line of die-hard shoppers. many stayed out all night camped out for hours. the door buster prizes were

pretty cool. >> $1,000 can go fast at nordstrom rack for me. cate caugiran is live at sun valley mall with why the shopping frenzy has city leaders excited too. >> reporter: yeah. there were some dedicated shoppers here. some people in line as early as 5:00 this morning. an hour after that, that line grew pretty quickly. it actually wrapped around this entire building all the way to the next door nearby safeway. >> 3, 2, 1, whoo! >> reporter: once the doors open, officially shoppers wasted no time cashing in on deals from discount retailer nordstrom rack. the pleasant hill community has waited and waited for this 47,000-square-foot store since it was originally supposed to open in spring of this year. city leaders came for the big event hopeful that the grand opening could open more doors for the city. >> it means a stimulus to bring more people from out of the area into pleasant hill to enjoy all that we have to offer to find restaurants, shopping, amenities.

this is just a terrific day for us. >> reporter: plus, big box stores like this one typically bring in more jobs. >> jobs for people who live in the city, it means revenue for the city so we can put on programs that are valuable to the folks who live here. >> reporter: however, it's not all good news. the deal shoppers didn't bargain for here traffic congestion. the sun valley shopping center management says they did its best to prepare for this opening. >> cones and barricades and people and everybody is ready to make sure that the traffic and the pedestrians are safe and that everybody has a good time. >> reporter: the parking lot was restriped and traffic flow in the area was recon figured so that nearby safeway gas stations didn't get interrupted. earlier this summer the grocery store tried to cut down on existing congestion in the area by adding four double-sided gas pumps. safeway tried to do this before nordstrom's rack's opening. >> final reconfiguration hasn't been complete yet. that's still being reviewed by the city and will be hopefully approved in the next few months

and then we'll do it before christmas. >> reporter: we have seen a bit of backup but so far it seems like the traffic for the gas station and the mall has been separate. so it looks like that preplanning by the shopping center and the city has paid off. live in pleasant hill, cate caugiran, kpix 5. you know, michelle, i'm going to give you 45 minutes, yeah, that's about right? >> seriously. i want to go shopping now. >> clock is ticking. >> i'm going. >> all the good deals are going to be gone! finally the low clouds and fog breaking up around the bay area. had some drizzle to start out this morning but a lot of sunshine coming our way into the afternoon. over coit tower patches of fog and a whole lot of blue right now. the temperatures now beginning to warm up too. we have some 70s showing up in the livermore valley. still 64 degrees in san francisco. 69 in san jose. and 69 also in concord. as we head throughout the afternoon, skies becoming mostly sunny still some patchy fog lingering toward the

coastline and then low clouds returning again tonight. but some modest warming on the weekend. high pressure slowliling with into the bay area today. ever so easily. and well, just enough to warm the temperatures up a few degrees at least inland not a big change along the coastline. that's going to be the way it's going to be over the next couple of days. still, around the state watch out, some of that monsoonal moisture that we talked about into colorado is working its way into the high country. the possibility of some thunderstorms there. 90s and sunshine into the central valley. inside the bay you will see those numbers up in the 70s and a few 80s. 60s at the coastline with the patchy fog. and the east bay as high as 86 in brentwood, 84 in livermore and about 81 degrees in pleasant hill. as you head to san francisco today, a little bit of a breeze but not bad. 68 degrees a mixture of sunshine and a couple of clouds. 73 degrees in oakland and about 77 degrees in santa rosa. looking out over the next couple of days, high pressure taking over. it will build in slowly to warm up maybe a couple of 90s in some of the valleys. keeping you into the 60s out toward the coastline and then

we'll cool down on sunday and cooler toward the middle of the week. well, it's a big week for the america's cup. kpix 5's roberta gonzales with a history of the race. reporter: hi, everybody. mobile weather just rolled up outside the maritime museum right here in san francisco. currently 64 degrees west winds up to 10 miles per hour. we know america's cup is racing in the bay right here in san francisco. but i don't know anything about its history. so i thought i'd talk to chris edwards the park ranger right here in san francisco. hi, chri. >> hi, how are you? it has its origins in 1851 the first race with the yacht named america. it was around the isle of wyte off the coast of san francisco. >> if i want to know more we can come to the museum? >> absolutely. we have an exhibit dedicated to america's cup as well as the

history of yachting here in san francisco bay in the maritime museum. >> reporter: how much is it going to set me back? >> this is actually totally free. >> reporter: i can bring my family for free and learn more about the history of america's cup? >> absolutely. >> reporter: all right. now, what other exhibits do you have? >> we have quite a large number of historic ships which is over at hyde street peer the focus of this national park here and across that street from the ship we have a visitors center with 20,000 square feet of exhibits about the american history of the west coast. >> reporter: i am so excited. you're celebrating an anniversary? >> we are. as of last june, we are national parks 25 years. >> reporter: if you want to know more about our own san francisco maritime museum visit us the online at kpix.com, click on "links and numbers." reporting for mobile weather outside the maritime museum in san francisco, kpix 5, roberta gonzales. an oakland man who spent 34 years as a city employee and union president bringing people together in work is now using

his skills to create another kind of community. all places, his garage. >> reporter: there's something good happening behind this garage door in oakland. >> you come here with your shirt out if you want to come in. you're free. you're comfortable. you can say anything you want. >> reporter: herbert lofton calls it the men's den a garage he converted several years ago when his weekly bible study meetings outgrew his living room but if you think these gatherings are just about theology, you would be mistaken. >> you guys have become my friends and my brothers. >> say you want to go out and help and do things in my community. >> reporter: six men grew to 60. and the nonprofit "brother to brother" was born. that was 13 years ago. since then, herbert lofton's "brother to brother" meetings have touched the lives of literally hundreds of black men in the east bay in very different ways. >> thank you. >> reporter: 23-year-old octavius webster comes to learn from the wisdom in the room.

>> i don't have to make the same mistakes they did. i just listen the first time and i avoid those bumps in the road. >> reporter: in addition to tuesday night meetings, there are now family support nights where elliott osborne says he was finally able to heal from childhood wounds. >> i had never had an opportunity to process that. i never had a counselor, therapist or anybody like that. >> how's that going to make me a better man? >> but i had an opportunity through "brother to brother" to talk to other grown men that had gone through various addictions of different kinds. >> this is what i was trying to do is bring black men together for a common cause. >> and the world needs to see this that when a bunch of black men get together, it's nuts. we don't fight. we love each other. >> reporter: herbert's garage walls are covered with photos of community service projects and yearly retreats. >> we got guys that come from penitentiaries. we have guys that are schoolteachers. you are a man here. and by being a man here we talk about men things.

>> this man is not only a character but he brings character to everyone he's around. >> reporter: so for providing the leadership to help men in his community improve their lives, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to herbert lofton. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> "brother to brother" would appreciate any contribution to help their many programs including scholarships, retreats and meals. you can help connect with herbert at the number we have listed online at kpix.com. click the logo at the top of the page, then jefferson awards. coming up, it's a tough job but, yup, someone's got to do it. how researchers at uc-davis are making sure your booze is not bogus. straight ahead. >> but first, this is a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is down about 22 points. we'll be right back. ,,,,

the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the lawmakers in sacramento have approved a plan to name the western span of the bay bridge after willie brown. the vote in the state senate was 26-7 in favor of the measure. the special honor for the former san francisco mayor and former assembly speaker does not require the governor's signature either. it takes effect immediately. private donations will be needed to cover the cost of the new signs and, of course, he will be on our show tomorrow morning and i'm sure we'll be chatting about that a little bit. well, it's lunchtime. let's check in with our fresh

grocer tony tantillo and his daughter stephanie. >> this one is all steph. her recipe, everything about this, because i have never made barley before. >> we have this broth or we have the water and some chicken broth and we mix it together and bring it up to a simmer or boil. and then in the other pan we just have some garlic and onions. heat those upset them aside and put in the barley and let that cook dry. so you just want to brown it to a gold he color then combine the two and add in the broth half cup at a time. first half cup of broth you put in, it's supposed to evaporate in two seconds then the more the barley hydrates the better it is. we can get it heated up. and then some parsley. and then if you want to put a little bit of salt and a drizzle of olive oil. >> barley, now we know. >> great. thank you. >> my hands are full. bye. [ laughter ] i don't want my whiskey being diluted. >> no one likes their diluted whiskey. that's why researchers at uc- davis are sipping the stuff to

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uc-davis reasons developed what they call chemical fingerprints for 60 american whiskeys. the technology reflects the differences in combinations of grains. the barrels, aging and other factors that make each whiskey unique. the goal, to detect counterfeit and fraud to save buyers and sellers a lot of money. . >> college students signing up left and right. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com

>> hope: [ chuckling ] you did not just say that. >> wyatt: didn't it? >> hope: i mean, you're joking, of course. >> wyatt: mm. hmm? >> hope: oh, my god. stop it. s-stop it. >> wyatt: stop what? >> hope: this thing -- this game that you're playing with me. >> wyatt: i am -- i am not playing games. when you wear this dress, i plan on being the guy standing right beside you wearing a tux and putting a ring on that finger. >> bill: thank you for doing this for me. >> brooke: this estrangement between you and wyatt has to end for both your sakes. >> bill: i'm not sure wyatt gives a damn. >> brooke: he knows he was overreacting. >> bill: you got him to admit that? >> brooke: yeah. he wants his father in his life,